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Tip#3: Pregnant Mommie Abdominal Exercise

First time Mommie 2 Be talks about safely working out your abdominals during pregnancy.

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prenatal and labor exercises

*How do you use the ball in labor?* If you are sitting on the ball it is important that your legs are open wide and your feet are on the outside edge of the ball(the same width as if you were sitting backwards on a chair or backwards on the toilet). This helps keep your pelvic outlet wide. Because you are sitting on the ball the inside of your pelvis can relax because it is not working to hold you up like when you stand. You can make hip circles as we already talked about. You can also do pelvic tilts and release (this moves the babys head between pubic bone and tailbone) and can help the baby wiggle down onto the cervix. Tipping the hips side to side shifts weight on the sit bones and this helps the baby wiggle down if they seem to be stuck on one side of the pelvis or other. I have had many students say they spend the last two weeks before their due date and lots of time in labor just moving their pelvis around until they feel what feels like the whole of the babys top of the head on the cervix. You can bring the ball about a foot out in front of you and on your knees, hold onto opposite elbows and place arms and maybe chest on the ball for a variation of cat so that baby is gravity neutral. Or if you want to be gravity plus you can bring the ball right up to you and drape yourself over it with your big toes together and sitting back on your heels (in a upraised pose of a child). It is very comforting to just rock side to side and it is a gentle way to move the baby …

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Pregnancy Exercise and Pelvic Stretches for Easier Delivery

Great pelvic stretch exercise you can perform at home with exercise ball. Visit www.SteadyHealth.com for more info.

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Exercise for Easier Labor and Delivery – Opening Hips during Pregnancy – Prenatal Exercise at Home

Great exercise for opening hips during pregnancy. Visit www.SteadyHealth.com

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Pregnancy Exercise at Home with Dumbbells and Fitness Ball for Upper Body

Visit www.SteadyHealth.com for more pregnancy information. This is a great pregnancy exercise and you can perform it throughout whole healthy pregnancy.

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BabyFit’s Upper Body Workout for Pregnancy

These upper body strength and flexibility exercises are safe for all trimesters of pregnancy. You’ll need a ball and some light dumbbells. Tone your shoulders, chest, biceps, triceps, and back in minutes! Find more info about pregnancy and exercise at the 100% free site www.BabyFit.com. Catherine Cram, author of “Fit Pregnancy for Dummies” and one of BabyFit’s Resident Maternal Fitness Experts, approved these videos and their content.

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The Best Abs Exercises for Pregnant Women

Use these exercises, led by BabyFit pre- and post-natal fitness specialists, to safely keep your abs and core strong during pregnancy, and use them to repair your stomach after the baby arrives and you’re cleared to exercise. You’ll need an exercise ball to do these exercises. Find more info about pregnancy and exercise at the 100% free site www.BabyFit.com. Catherine Cram, author of “Fit Pregnancy for Dummies” and one of BabyFit’s Resident Maternal Fitness Experts, approved these videos and their content.

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Exercises & Fitness for Pregnant Women : Inline Crunch with an Exercise Ball for Pregnant Women

Learn how to do an incline crunch with an exercise ball, asafe and effective prenatal fitness exercise, from a professional personal trainer in this free pregnancy exercise video. Expert: Casey Neuwirth Contact: www.gateway-fitness.com Bio: Casey Neuwirth is a professional personal trainer at a local gym in Austin, Texas.

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Exercises & Fitness for Pregnant Women : Ball Squat Pregnancy Exercise

Learn how to do the ball squat, a safe and effective pregnancyexercise, from a professional personal trainer in this free pregnancy exercise video. Expert: Casey Neuwirth Contact: www.gateway-fitness.com Bio: Casey Neuwirth is a professional personal trainer at a local gym in Austin, Texas.